PARIS (AP) — As it stands on the threshold of power in France, the far-right National Rally is facing scrutiny about some of the candidates it hopes will secure a ruling majority for the party in legislative elections on Sunday, including a woman it has now pulled from the high-stakes race over a photo of […]
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron, said he believed a cross-party bid to deprive Marine Le Pen‘s far-right National Rally of a majority in next Sunday’s parliamentary run-off could succeed. Attal was speaking after more than 200 candidates across the political spectrum agreed […]
It is southern France’s answer to Excalibur, the mythical sword that King Arthur legendarily pulled from a rock to obtain the British throne. However, Rocamadour has no idea who managed to wrench its famed Durandal sword from the stone in which it had been embedded for centuries, particularly because it was 10 metres off the […]
France’s far-right nationalist National Rally (RN) has a team of ministers already in place and is poised to take over government, according to its former leader Marine Le Pen. “This government will be complete, it will be competent, it will be made up of people from the National Rally, people who fought the election campaign […]
France’s far-right nationalist National Rally (RN) has a team of ministers already in place and is poised to take over government, according to its former leader Marine Le Pen. “This government will be complete, it will be competent, it will be made up of people from the National Rally, people who fought the election campaign […]
HENIN-BEAUMONT, France (AP) — In the former mining town at the heart of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political strategy, her party’s electoral success Sunday came as no surprise to hundreds of supporters who gathered to see her victory speech. The same promises to bring back good jobs and upend the political elite that […]
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Nvidia is set to be charged by the French antitrust regulator for allegedly anti-competitive practices, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, making it the first enforcer to act against the computer chip maker. The French so-called statement of objections or charge sheet would follow dawn raids in […]
NICE, France (AP) — At just 28 years old, Jordan Bardella has helped make the far-right National Rally the strongest political force in France. And now he could become the country’s youngest prime minister. After voters propelled Marine Le Pen’s National Rally to a strong lead in Sunday’s first round of snap legislative elections, Bardella […]
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has expressed her concern about the strong performance of France’s right-wing nationalist National Rally (RN) party in the first round of elections there. “It cannot leave anyone cold when (…) in our closest partner and best friend a party that sees Europe as the problem and not the solution is […]
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains to win the first round of France’s parliamentary election on Sunday, exit polls showed, but the final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week’s run-off. The RN was seen winning around 34 per cent of the vote, exit polls from Ipsos, […]
The Kremlin has interpreted the victory of Marine Le Pen’s far-right nationalist National Rally (RN) and its allies in the first round of the parliamentary election in France as a clear sign of the will of the voters. “We are certainly following the election very closely. Whatwe saw in a number of European countries earlier, […]
PARIS (AP) — With the ultimate outcome still up in the air, France’s fiercely anti-immigration National Rally and opponents of the long-taboo far-right party scrambled on Monday to capitalize on an indecisive first round of voting the day before in surprise legislative elections. Round one propelled the National Rally closer than ever to government but […]